I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to travel through Namibia with my family in June/July 2015. In this thread I'd like to share some of the pictures I took, a couple at a time over the next two or so weeks, and maybe write a word or two about them. All pictures were taken with a K3 and a couple of lenses, the HD DA 55-300 WR, DA L 18-55 WR, DA 35 f/2.4 and SMC-A 50 f/1.7 (in order of use they got).

Our journey started in Windhoek where we only spent one night after we arrived late in the evening, then we went northwards the next day and spent three days in a lodge in a private game reserve. There, among other activities, we did our first game drive and went clay pigeon shooting (first time holding a proper firearm for me).

So here's the first couple of pictures.

#1 - A shotgun shell



#2 - A giraffe in Kambaku Game Reserve



#3 Staff in a 4WD in Kambaku Game Reserve

[FantasticMrFox]

Ups, I totally forgot about this thread. Let's continue quickly, with fewer explanations and more images.

After Damaraland we continued to the coast - Cape Cross proved to be so different from the rest of the country (14°C, wet and windy, weird black hills) that I joked that after all we had still ended up in Iceland (which had been the alternative destination). Even the lodge felt more like a guesthouse at the Danish coast (complete with seashell decorations and models of wooden ships) than a Namibian lodge. We also checked out the local seal colony, and were greeted by a horrible stench. I was even attacked by a male seal and had to jump over a fence to save myself

#31 - Demonstration of fire making in the Damara Living Museum



#32 - Cape Cross Beach



#33 - My brother and father at the beach



#34 - Cape Cross Lodge



#35 - Source of energy



#36 - Lazy seals



#37 - More lazy seals



#38 - Tons of not so lazy seals (seriously, there were tens of thousands)

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Last edited by FantasticMrFox; 11-23-2015 at 01:58 PM.

[r0ckstarr]

Great photos. TFS

[Charlie Victor]

I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to travel through Namibia with my family in June/July 2015. In this thread I'd like to share some of the pictures I took, a couple at a time over the next two or so weeks, and maybe write a word or two about them. All pictures were taken with a K3 and a couple of lenses, the HD DA 55-300 WR, DA L 18-55 WR, DA 35 f/2.4 and SMC-A 50 f/1.7 (in order of use they got).

Our journey started in Windhoek where we only spent one night after we arrived late in the evening, then we went northwards the next day and spent three days in a lodge in a private game reserve. There, among other activities, we did our first game drive and went clay pigeon shooting (first time holding a proper firearm for me).

So here's the first couple of pictures.

#1 - A shotgun shell



#2 - A giraffe in Kambaku Game Reserve



#3 Staff in a 4WD in Kambaku Game Reserve

A wonderful series with great photos and interesting information. Thanks for sharing what must have been an enjoyable tour. :-)

[FantasticMrFox]

We left Cape Cross and first headed to Swakopmund (not much to photograph), then to the Naukluft Mountains.

#39 - Who wouldn't want to visit this pub in Swakopmund



#40 - The jetty in Swakopmund



#41 - Car wreck in Solitaire



#42 - Sunset in the Naukluft region



#43 - The milky way over the Naukluft region

[AutoGOD]

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.